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    John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer and conductor. Among the most regularly performed composers of contemporary classical...
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  • John Adams (1735–1826) was the second president of the United States. John Adams may also refer to: John Adams Sr. (1691–1761), father and grandfather...
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    Revolutionary War John Abercrombie (guitarist) (1944–2017), American jazz guitarist John Adams (composer) (born 1947), American composer John Luther Adams (born 1953)...
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  • John Adams is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling U.S. Founding Father and president John Adams's political life and his role in the founding...
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    John Luther Adams (born January 23, 1953) is an American composer whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska, where he lived...
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  • Antony and Cleopatra is an opera by American composer John Adams, premiered at the San Francisco Opera in September 2022. An adaptation of William Shakespeare's...
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    The Violin Concerto by the American composer John Adams was written in 1993. Its premiere was on January 19, 1994, by Jorja Fleezanis with the Minnesota...
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  • Harmonium is a composition for chorus and orchestra by the American composer John Adams, written in 1980-1981 for the first season of Davies Symphony Hall...
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  • 40-minute orchestral composition by the American composer John Adams, composed in 1985. In his memoir, Adams wrote that the piece "was a statement of belief...
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  • Lollapalooza is a short piece composed by American minimalist composer John Adams in 1995. The piece is based on the rhythm of the word 'Lollapalooza'...
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  • I Am Love (film) (category Films scored by John Adams (composer))
    classical composer John Adams. Swinton explained that the film was actually created around the pieces of music, and that they went to Adams after finishing...
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  • Adams Violin Concerto is a ballet made by Peter Martins, New York City Ballet's official master in chief, set to 1994 eponymous music by John Adams. The...
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    On the Transmigration of Souls (category Compositions by John Adams (composer))
    chorus, children's choir, and pre-recorded tape by the American composer John Adams (born 1947). It was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and...
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  • Doctor Atomic (category Operas by John Adams (composer))
    Doctor Atomic is an opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars. It premiered at the San Francisco Opera on...
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  • Hallelujah Junction (category Compositions by John Adams (composer))
    the American composer John Adams. Adams titled his autobiography after this composition. A two-CD retrospective album of works by Adams on the Nonesuch...
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  • Ensemble Pieces (category Compositions by John Adams (composer))
    Will Never Return’ (9:19) Gavin Bryars '1, 2, 1-2-3-4' (14:56) John Adamscomposer, director of the New Music Ensemble of the San Francisco Conservatory...
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    The Death of Klinghoffer (category Operas by John Adams (composer))
    The Death of Klinghoffer is an American opera, with music by John Adams to an English-language libretto by Alice Goodman. First produced in Brussels and...
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  • ensemble work by noted American composer John Adams. The work is named for American Standard Brand appliances although Adams says that the title also reflects...
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  • Phrygian Gates (category Compositions by John Adams (composer))
    Phrygian Gates is a piano piece written by minimalist composer John Adams in 1977–1978. The piece, together with its smaller companion China Gates, written...
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  • John Clement Adams (born November 28, 1947, in Attleboro, Massachusetts) is an American composer and educator. He studied music at Harvard, receiving a...
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    Samuel Adams (born December 30, 1985) is an American composer. He was born in San Francisco, California. He is a recipient of a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship...
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    Short Ride in a Fast Machine (category Compositions by John Adams (composer))
    Short Ride in a Fast Machine is a 1986 orchestral work by John Adams. Adams applies the description "fanfare for orchestra" to this work and to the earlier...
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  • Shaker Loops (category Compositions by John Adams (composer))
    Shaker Loops is a 1978 composition by American composer John Adams, originally written for string septet. The original "modular" score, published by Associated...
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  • Hallelujah Junction (ballet) (category Ballets to the music of John Adams (composer))
    made by New York City Ballet ballet master in chief Peter Martins to John Adams' eponymous music. The duo pianists appear in silhouette above the dancers...
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  • The Chairman Dances (category Compositions by John Adams (composer))
    The Chairman Dances is a 1985 composition by John Adams, subtitled Foxtrot for Orchestra and lasting about 13 minutes. A commission from the Milwaukee...
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  • is a composition for alto saxophone and orchestra by the American composer John Adams. The work was jointly commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra...
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    composer; Richie Hawtin; Roger Powell, keyboard player for Todd Rundgren; John Adams, composer; Ingram Marshall, composer; Ivan Tcherepnin, composer;...
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    play on the Adams' piano, and he taught himself to play and read music. Cowell, who later became a well-known avant-garde composer, gave Adams some lessons...
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  • X-Ray (ballet) (category Ballets to the music of John Adams (composer))
    ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief Peter Martins to John Adams' 1994 Violin Concerto, commissioned jointly by the Minnesota Orchestra...
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  • Nixon in China (category Operas by John Adams (composer))
    Nixon in China is an opera in three acts by John Adams with a libretto by Alice Goodman. Adams's first opera, it was inspired by U.S. president Richard...
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